Md Mehedi Hasan

Investigation is my foremost interest

Md Mehedi Hasan, Bangladeshi investigative journalist covering financial crimes especially in banking industry. Currently, working at The Daily Star as senior staff reporter with more than eight years of experience in the field of journalism.

Ten banks hold 71% of total bad loans

Just ten banks, both state-owned and private, account for 71 percent of all non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country’s banking sector.

1w ago

Distressed asset law in the making to tackle NPLs

The interim government is formulating a distressed asset management ordinance that could pave the way for a state-owned corporation to buy and trade troubled assets from banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs).

1w ago

Provision shortfall at banks widens six times

Bangladesh's banking provision shortfall soared six-fold to Tk 170,655 crore, due to soaring bad loans

1w ago

Bad loans hit record Tk 420,355cr

Bad loans in Bangladesh’s banking sector hit a record Tk 420,335 crore at the end of March as a clearer picture of the toxic loan is coming to light following the political changeover in August last year.

1w ago

FY26 budget offers no new move to restore public confidence in banks

Around a dozen banks are currently struggling to repay depositors, eroding public trust

3w ago

Mercantile Bank maintains good reputation amid turmoil

The banking sector is currently going through one of its worst times. People are suffering, with some even failing to withdraw their own money, causing immense distress.

3w ago

Central bank at odds with BPO over Nagad’s future

The discord became apparent after Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser with authority over the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and IT, sent a letter to the BB governor on May 12 and posted the letter to his Facebook account recently

3w ago

The curious case of imposter at BB

Bangladesh Bank has recently discovered through a probe that the joint director of its Rajshahi office, who has been serving the central bank for 12 years under the name of Md Abdul Waresh Ansary, is actually an imposter.

3w ago
June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025

Distressed asset law in the making to tackle NPLs

The interim government is formulating a distressed asset management ordinance that could pave the way for a state-owned corporation to buy and trade troubled assets from banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs).

June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025

Ten banks hold 71% of total bad loans

Just ten banks, both state-owned and private, account for 71 percent of all non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country’s banking sector.

June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025

Provision shortfall at banks widens six times

Bangladesh's banking provision shortfall soared six-fold to Tk 170,655 crore, due to soaring bad loans

June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025

Bad loans hit record Tk 420,355cr

Bad loans in Bangladesh’s banking sector hit a record Tk 420,335 crore at the end of March as a clearer picture of the toxic loan is coming to light following the political changeover in August last year.

June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025

FY26 budget offers no new move to restore public confidence in banks

Around a dozen banks are currently struggling to repay depositors, eroding public trust

June 2, 2025
June 2, 2025

Mercantile Bank maintains good reputation amid turmoil

The banking sector is currently going through one of its worst times. People are suffering, with some even failing to withdraw their own money, causing immense distress.

June 1, 2025
June 1, 2025

Central bank at odds with BPO over Nagad’s future

The discord became apparent after Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser with authority over the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and IT, sent a letter to the BB governor on May 12 and posted the letter to his Facebook account recently

May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025

The curious case of imposter at BB

Bangladesh Bank has recently discovered through a probe that the joint director of its Rajshahi office, who has been serving the central bank for 12 years under the name of Md Abdul Waresh Ansary, is actually an imposter.

May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

BB bars 18 banks from dividend payouts

Despite repeated appeals from bank directors and top executives over the past month, the central bank held firm.

May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025

Govt expects gross reserves to reach $34b by June next year

The interim government expects the country’s gross foreign exchange reserves to rise to $34.4 billion by the end of the fiscal year (FY) 2025–26, buoyed by strong remittance inflows, export performance, and budgetary support from development partners.